housekeeping
[/ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/]
noun
limpeza doméstica; administração doméstica
1. The management and care of household affairs, including cleaning, cooking, and maintenance of a home
She is responsible for all the housekeeping in the family.
Ela é responsável por toda a limpeza doméstica da família.
2. The department or staff in a hotel, hospital, or institution responsible for cleaning and maintaining rooms and facilities
The housekeeping staff at the hotel ensures all rooms are spotless.
A equipe de limpeza do hotel garante que todos os quartos estejam impecáveis.
3. In business or computing, the routine maintenance and organization of records, systems, or data
We need to do some housekeeping on our database to remove outdated files.
Precisamos fazer uma limpeza no nosso banco de dados para remover arquivos desatualizados.
In Brazil, housekeeping is often performed by domestic workers ('empregada doméstica' or 'diarista'), making it a significant part of social and labor dynamics. In the USA and hotels worldwide, housekeeping is a recognized profession with specific standards and protocols. The term is also increasingly used in corporate and tech environments to refer to organizational maintenance.
Related Idioms & Phrases
housekeeping account - conta de gestão doméstica
do some housekeeping - fazer uma limpeza/reorganização
housekeeping duties - tarefas domésticas
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →